Abstract
This research deals with projects for a residence on the island of Lokrum by Archduke Maximilian I of Habsburg (1832-1867). In the short period of owning the island (1859-1867), Maximilian ordered three different designs for Lokrum. The subject of research in this paper is the first phase of the project, dating from 1860 to 1866, when the general plan of the island, Maximilian’s residence, farm building and court chapel were designed. The research is based on an analysis of primary archival sources while the contemporary models for the project have been found through literature review. Twenty archival drafts have been described textually and graphically published. Maximilian actively participated in the planning and design process, but the author of the projects was Thomas Friedrich. After the general plan of the island from 1860 came sixteen preserved plans of Maximilian’s residence, which are with this research dated to the period from 1862 to 1864. The drafts for the farm building, court chapel and altar date back to the period from 1864 to 1866. Although in terms of architecture it was only partially built (only the landscape part of the project was executed), the Lokrum project from 1860 to 1866 shows Maximilian’s original idea of the island before the later grandiose plans of transformation into an imperial residence.
Highlights
The island of Lokrum, historically named Lacroma, is located only 680 meters away from Dubrovnik
The subject of research in this paper is the first phase of the project, dating from 1860 to 1866, when the general plan of the island, Maximilian’s residence, farm building and court chapel were designed
Maximilian actively participated in the planning and design process, but the author of the projects was Thomas Friedrich
Summary
The island of Lokrum, historically named Lacroma, is located only 680 meters away from Dubrovnik. The subject of research in this paper is the first phase of the project, dating from 1860 to 1866, when the general plan of the island, Maximilian’s residence, the farm building and court chapel were designed. The general plan of the island from 1860, as well as the situational plan of Maximilian’s residence and gardens in the area, were first published in 2018 (Marić, Obad Šćitaroci, 2018: 332-350). The first known plan for Maximilian’s residence on Lokrum is the one covering the whole island, dated in 1860 (Fig. 2).[4] The plan was based on Maximilian’s tour of Lokrum with associates in March 1860, on his return from the Brazilian Expedition (1859-60).[5] Along with Maximilian, there were the court gardener Franz de Paula Maly (1823-91), the. The characteristic transformation of the complex, from a completely closed monastery to a representative residence of a secular ruler, is visible in the fact that near the residence and
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